Nuclear Bomb Detectors Stopped by Material Shortage

Nuclear Bomb Detectors Stopped by Material Shortage


Nuclear Bomb Detectors Stopped by Material Shortage

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:14 PM PST

The Department of Homeland Security has had to stop deploying machines for detecting smuggled nuclear bombs because the U.S. has run out of a crucial raw material, experts say.


Live - Federer v Verdasco

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:25 PM PST

World number one Roger Federer takes on Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.


Camus’s Son Snubs Sarkozy Honor

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:56 AM PST

President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to transfer the remains of the writer Albert Camus to one of the most hallowed burial places in France, but the plan has run into opposition from the Nobel laureate's son.


Democrats Focus on G.O.P. Senators From Maine

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:46 AM PST

Anxious about how little maneuvering room the weekend victory on health care provided, Democrats are stepping up overtures to two moderate Republican senators from Maine.


Sudan delays elections by six days

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:21 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Sunday announced a six-day delay to long-awaited elections to make up for hold-ups in registering millions of voters in the oil-producing country.


Kennedy Says Bishop Told Him Not to Receive Communion

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:02 AM PST

Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island said that the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence had instructed him to refrain from receiving communion because of the congressman's stance on abortion.


Centrist Senators Say They Oppose Health Care Bill

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:48 AM PST

Two centrist senators, Ben Nelson and Joseph I. Lieberman, said that they were opposed to the bill as it is currently written, particularly its inclusion of a new government-run insurance program.


UK paper questions Iraq war timing

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:35 AM PST

Leaked documents show plan for Iraq war began early in 2002 but was of poor quality.


East Antarctica 'is losing ice'

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:00 AM PST

The massive and apparently stable East Antarctic ice sheet is losing mass, a new study suggests.


Armenian-Azeri leaders hold talks

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:57 AM PST

Munich talks aim to resolve decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.


Niger protest for president to quit

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:42 AM PST

Demonstrators in the Nigerien capital call on the president to step down.


Saudi troops killed in Yemen rebel clashes: report

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:23 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Three Saudi soldiers were killed and an unspecified number wounded as they fought to stop new cross-border raids by Yemeni rebels, the Saudi-owned daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on its website on Sunday.


Algeria court acquits two ex-Guantanamo detainees

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:15 AM PST

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported.


Defoe nets five as Spurs hit nine

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:59 AM PST

Jermain Defoe scores five as Tottenham utterly humiliate Wigan 9-1 - their biggest top-flight win and the second-largest winning margin in Premier League history - to move fourth in the table.


Murray beats Del Potro in opener

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:48 AM PST

Andy Murray makes a winning start in the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena with victory over Juan Martin del Potro.


Live - Murray v Del Potro

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 06:09 AM PST

Britain's Andy Murray takes on US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.


Live - Sunday football

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:59 AM PST

Portsmouth visit Stoke, after Tottenham hit nine past sorry Wigan and Blackburn win 2-0 at Lancashire rivals Bolton.


Iran's Mousavi tells government to end intimidation

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:29 AM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place.


Kennedy Says R.I. Bishop Banned Him From Communion

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:20 AM PST

Rep. Patrick Kennedy said that Bishop Thomas Tobin banned him from receiving Communion in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights.


Collingwood inspires England win

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 07:35 AM PST

Jonathan Trott hits 87, but Paul Collingwood stars with a superb all-round performance including an unbeaten century as England take a lead in the one-day series against South Africa.


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